M&A Deal Summary

Volvere Acquires Impetus Automotive

On March 26, 2015, private equity firm Volvere acquired automotive company Impetus Automotive from Livingbridge for 1M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Volvere’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Volvere’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Volvere’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Impetus Automotive was sold to a strategic buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-03-26
Target Impetus Automotive
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Volvere
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1M GBP

Target

Impetus Automotive

Warwick, United Kingdom
Impetus Automotive Ltd. is a specialist business consultancy, supplying Sales and Aftersales support services to the automotive industry. Impetus Automotive is based in Warwick, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Volvere

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Volvere is an investment company that invests in or acquires companies which require growth capital. Target companies may be profitable, under-performing or loss-making. Volvere also acquires any company that is complementary to its existing portfolio or which is in a sector in which the Firm has specialist knowledge. Sectors of interest include technology, software, support services, defense, marketing, retail, construction, property, financial Services, manufacturing and automotive. Volvere is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-15 JMP Consultants

Woking, United Kingdom

JMP Consultants Ltd provides advice, technical assistance, design and supervision services on transport planning, engineering and environmental projects.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-18 JMP Consultants

Woking, United Kingdom

JMP Consultants Ltd provides advice, technical assistance, design and supervision services on transport planning, engineering and environmental projects.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 3.8B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Livingbridge is a UK-based investment group focused on investing in and growing mid-sized companies. The Firm targets businesses seeking £15 to £300 million of capital. Prospective companies should have 'ambitious mangement', scalable business models, and potential for market leadership. Sectors of interest include technology, media, communications, consumer products/services, healthcare, and education. Livingbridge was formed in 1995 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 101
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 44
Country (United Kingdom) 45 of 92
Year (2015) 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 23 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-03 Centre4 Testing

Brighton, United Kingdom

Centre4 Testing provider of software testing services. Centre4 Testing was founded in 2004 and is based in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-23 Playforce

Melksham, United Kingdom

Based in Holt, Wiltshire, Playforce was founded in 1998 by Edward and Rachael Webb with a £5,000 Princes Trust Loan. Identifying the need for high quality playground equipment in schools, Playforce offers a wide range of creative play equipment from 'wobble walkways', timber trails, and climbing walls, to outdoor classrooms and shelters.

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